Sketch

Sketch is a Smeargle played by the user TruthsAndIdeals. He is a side-character and a friend of Cliff and Rose.

Appearance
Sketch is a Smeargle that wears a green 'scarf', a bag hanging over his hip, and a band around his tail. He considered getting a new style, but he seemed fine with his current outfit and decided to keep that.

Personality
Sketch is a guy who views life as a single chance of doing remarkable. Most of the time, he plays things as a joke, only ever getting serious and think when it's important. Sketch takes pride in his work, and has a terrible fear of the move 'Attract'. He's also impulsive, mildly lazy, and hates asking for help, usually having a short temper when the time calls. He thinks himself not as a 'protagonist' but moreso just another pokémon making their way through life, even with this mindset, he hates being left behind. Sketch likes to relax most of the time, and wishes to have a stress-free lifestyle. In terms of battle, he's horrible at it, knowing his limits, Sketch plays support in most of the battles. He also makes some quips during the battle, trying to be 'funny'. Being a Smeargle, Sketch is naturally short and does not like being treated like a child or a baby due to his height alone.

Backstory
Sketch, or 'Raphael' as he's born, was a Smeargle hailing from the Water Continent. At a young age, Sketch was forced by his parents to participate in all forms of art classes, which really made the young boy despise the idea of having to do art. The skills Sketch learned from the classes involve forgery of handwriting, determining colors, and pointing out details. This wasn't the kind of life Sketch wanted however. He instead preferred to learn and discover many things. He made it his life goal to learn every move and make an entire book about all of the research he's done. His home life was never quite the wonderful one. Sketch's parents only used him for gain, and never treated him like a son, having endured all of this, he had finally broke from the constant berating and he ran away from home at the age of 17.

Arrival at Vast
Upon his arrival at Vast, he got used to it rather quickly. The chaos that happens, the outlaws that run around, it felt normal to him. Growing up, he had to pursue an art job or else he wouldn't be able to get by, he did so reluctantly. Doing artworks for others when he's got the time, Sketch hopes to one day be able to switch career paths. He enjoyed life in the Vast Continent, and even made a couple, no, a lot of friends! A Mismagius who spins, and a calm Inteleon are some examples. Not only that, but Sketch has grown an addiction to the Café's Sitrus Smoothies. He considered being an explorer at some point, but then realized it's probably too late for a person like him to be one.

Present Day
Present day arrives, Sketch remains the same, although, much more used to things. Still aiming to complete his life goal, he remains determined to do so. Sketch has gotten himself in some trouble in the past, but he doesn't let that stop him until today. He's unaware of the events going on lately as he prefers to stay indoors more than outdoors, living in an inn room. Sketch thinks about if he's made the right decisions, but he thinks he has. Living life a comedy, he often gets himself into things he's bound to regret / enjoy. Sketch doesn't expect much in the future, however, it's not long until Sketch has to face his own past and his parents.

Moveset
Sketch has adopted a variety of moves, being a Smeargle, he usually steals moves from anyone he sees convenient. However, he has a set moveset to play in his role as a support when it comes to fighting.


 * Swords Dance / Nasty Plot
 * Baton Pass
 * Toxic Thread
 * Minimize

Ability

 * Moody - Raises one stat sharply and lowers another every turn.

Trivia

 * Sketch's real name is 'Raphael', named after the Italian painter of the same name, as well as being close to TruthsAndIdeals / RiddIe_Major's middle name.
 * Sketch once turned into comic relief, but due to Truth / Riddle disliking the idea, he was rebooted as a much more serious character.
 * Most of Sketch's personality correlates to that of TruthsAndIdeals / RiddIe_Major, as Sketch was his first OC.
 * His distaste for art was because Truth / Riddle wanted to contrast from the stereotype.
 * Sketch has the same birthday as TruthsAndIdeals / RiddIe_Major.
 * He has a fear of bees.